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Tom Taylor standing and paddling between Grassy Banks and Lajitas in 2014
Steve Crowe at the Lajitas Access in 2006
Stan Pully standing and paddling below Lajitas in 2014
Five sedimentary layers, capped by Santa Elena Limestone, form the Cretaceous Age escarpment of beautiful Santa Elena Canyon
Entering Santa Elena Canyon in solo canoes in 2006
Gary Tupa (left) and Tom Taylor approaching Entrance Rapid in Santa Elena Canyon in 2006
The absolutely spectacular entrance to Santa Elena Canyon
Tom Taylor negotiates the boulder garden in Rockslide Rapid in Santa Elena Canyon
Our first night campsite in the magnificent Santa Elena Canyon in 2006
The canyon walls are so close you can reach out and touch them as you paddle the Rio Grande
Our Texas-side second night campsite in Santa Elena Canyon in 2006
Canyon walls here rise 1,200 to 1,500 feet above the river
Few places on earth match the beauty and tranquility of Santa Elena Canyon
Apparently, some of us are confused about which direction the river is flowing!
Arch Canyon on the Mexican side in Santa Elena Canyon
Walter Velez (left) and Marc McCord on a Mexican side hike in 2007
Walter Velez (left) and Dirk Davidek on a Mexican side hike in 2007
The spectacular view of the Rio Grande from the top of Santa Elena Canyon
The green river corridor in the otherwise brown and beige Chihuahuan Desert along the Texas-Mexico border
Dirk Davidek, Beverly Davidek and Walter Velez in Santa Elena Canyon in 2007
Walter Velez in Santa Elena Canyon in 2007
L to R: Zoltan Mraz, Gary Tupa and Dirk Davidek exploring Fern Canyon on the Mexican side of Santa Elena Canyon in 2007
L to R: Gary Tupa, Scott Dillon, Tom Taylor, Zoltan Mraz, Steve Crowe and Dirk Davidek in Santa Elena Canyon in 2006
Gary Tupa in Santa Elena Canyon in 2007
Gary Tupa, Dirk Davidek abd Zoltan Mraz exploring Fern Canyon on the Mexican side of Santa Elena Canyon in 2006
Paddling toward the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon in 2006
Another super Rio Grande trip is about to end in 2006
Terlingua Creek enters the Rio Grande on the left at the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon
The Santa Elena Canyon access after a flood wiped out the boat ramp
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